Wild Chesapeake Blue furcatus

Eating these delicous wild Blue Catfish will help save the .

A delicious way to save Chesapeake Bay

This is eating its way through the Chesapeake, feasting on fish (such as menhaden and white perch), mussels, crabs, clams, and more. With such a rich Chesapeake Bay diet, they are delicious and plentiful. Eating them is the tastiest way to save the bay.

• Ranked GREEN by Seafood Watch • Supports the Chesapeake Fishing Community with year-round activity • Delicious, mild, flaky flesh thanks to the rich Chesapeake Bay diet • Little to no by-catch as a result of fishing techniques • No natural predators for this species of fish in the Chesapeake • Predatory, schooling catfish that can adapt for fresh and saltwater

Save the bay and support our US fishermen by eating Wild Chesapeake Blue Catfish.

BuenaVistaSeafood.com Tel (415) 994-4761 Wild Chesapeake Blue Catfish Blue catfish are predatory feeders. Their varied diet includes worms, clams, small crustaceans, mussels, crabs, insects, and a variety of smaller fish, including other blue catfish. However, their diet varies seasonally, and in spring, summer and fall, a large portion of the blue catfish’s diet is also made up of underwater vegetation. Blue catfish have the ability to “taste” their surroundings with sensory tissues on their barbels and skin, which they use to detect and hunt prey. To avoid predators, young blue catfish will often hunt at night, feeding primarily on zooplankton and small aquatic insects.

So why haven’t we heard of them? Like many Chesapeake Bay residents, the fish relocated here. Blue catfish were introduced to ’s James, York, and Rappahannock rivers for sport fishing in the early 1970s. And with no natural predators, it thrived. It is a long-lived fish and can grow to 100 pounds.

KEY FACTS & FIGURES

Fillet program ready for retail and foodservice

No quota - Open season year-round

Supports domestic fishing fleet struggling to survive in a fragile ecosystem

Clean and mild flavor thanks to the rich Chesapeake diet

Always processed under USDA inspection

About Buena Vista Seafood With decades of global seafood sourcing and sales experience, Buena Vista Seafood is leading the charge by bringing trusted, delicious seafood to chefs and diners across North America. But this doesn’t mean that Buena Vista Seafood is going about it as a “business as usual” company. At Buena Vista, the entire team is dedicated to making a difference though positive actions and follow-through. By giving back 5% of the profits to notable organizations that are helping our oceans and waterways, Buena Vista Seafood is setting the bar at a new height for seafood suppliers. Besides the Buena Vista Seafood give-back program, the company only sources seafood that has been properly vetted and meets the highest of current sustainability standards. Located in San Francisco, California, Buena Vista Seafood is proud to represent serious, responsible fishermen and fish farmers from around the globe.

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